Is there a way to paste notes without what is already there being removed?
I would like to add multiple measures of notes to measures that already contain notes without the notes being replaced - putting the melody and harmony notes on a single stave. Is there a way to add copied notes to measures without replacing the notes that are already in the measures, adding rather than replacing?
Thank you for your help.
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Swap voices
In reply to Swap voices by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you. I will take a closer look at the feature.
In reply to Swap voices by Jojo-Schmitz
I've looked at the feature and experimented with it several ways but can't figure out how I can use it to copy the notes of one stave onto another without replacing those notes or seriously messing things up. I've attached a copy of the score with which I am working. I would like to put the notes of the top stave onto the bottom one and then get rid of the top stave altogether.
Thank you, again.
Also see:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tools#implode
In reply to Also see: https://musescore… by Jm6stringer
Thank you. I will take a closer look at the feature.
In reply to Also see: https://musescore… by Jm6stringer
I've looked at the feature and experimented with it several ways but can't figure out how I can use it to copy the notes of one stave onto another without replacing those notes or seriously messing things up. I've attached a copy of the score with which I am working. I would like to put the notes of the top stave onto the bottom one and then get rid of the top stave altogether.
Thank you, again.
In reply to I've looked at the feature… by barbarossa@peo…
You wrote:
I would like to put the notes of the top stave onto the bottom one and then get rid of the top stave altogether.
Well...
![1.png]( "1.png")
![2.png]( "2.png")
The top stave is treble clef (voice). The bottom stave is bass clef (electric bass). You do realize that a (voice) measure like this:
will turn into this:
when copied into bass clef staff.
So, the voice staff combined (imploded) with electric bass will give results like this:
![3.png]( "3.png")
If that's what you want, use the Instruments dialog to re-arrange the order of the instruments (2 are hidden) so that the voice and bass staves are next to each other when you select them, and then use the implode tool.
In reply to You wrote: I would like to… by Jm6stringer
Thank you for your reply. Yes, I was expecting it to look like that, but I was going to make the vocal notes invisible afterward so that I would end up with the bass line, lyrics, and chords. It looks like this will not be possible with the implode feature, which I finally got to produce what I expected after following your advice about rearranging the staves. However, it looks like the suggestion in the post from Marc will finally allow me to have the end product that I desire. Thanks, again, for taking the time to reply and help me out. Now, I know more about the implode feature too.
In reply to I've looked at the feature… by barbarossa@peo…
As mentioned, Implode is really the easiest way to do this. Select the passage you want to combine (Ctrl+A if the entire score), then Tools / Implode. Once if you want the parts combines as separate voices, again if you want those separate voices merged where possible (e.g., where the rhythms coincide). This combines them onto the top, but then just cut and paste to move them to the bottom. As noted, you have some additional invisible staves there, so you might need to rearrange things first.
It's also possible to do this with the voice commands - eg, first use Tools / Voices to exchange voices 1 & 2 on the bottom staff, then copy the top staff and paste into the bottom. Since only voice 1 is present on the top staff, only voice 1 will be replaced.
In reply to As mentioned, Implode is… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you for the reply, Marc. The voice command method you suggested (second paragraph) worked well! I'm not exactly sure why or how it worked, but it did; and I never would have been able to figure it out on my own! I've attached the score. I wanted to end up with the bass line, lyrics, and chords (setting the voice notes to invisible). I still have some work to do setting the stems, articulations, and rests to their proper positions, but it's a lot easier doing that than re-entering everything. Thank you very much for your help.